Ohio man guilty of contempt after death threats to judges

Helfrich placed under house arrest

5:34 PM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Written by

Bethany Bruner
CentralOhio.com

A Pataskala man is facing up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine after being found guilty of three counts of contempt of court Friday.

James Helfrich was also placed under house arrest for reported "threats" by phone toward judges and Ohio Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor.

Helfrich, an outspoken critic on local educational and governmental issues who represented himself in the proceeding, was found guilty of three of five counts brought against him by Visiting Judge Richard Markus for making multiple court filings. ...